2002-2003 Small Grain Performance Tests										Table of contents
The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences The University of Georgia
Research Report Number 688 July 2003
FORAGE TEST RESULTS

Wheat

Tifton, Georgia: Wheat Forage Performance, 2002-2003
		Dry Matter Yield
		Harvest Date							Season Totals			Cold
Brand-Variety		12-19-02	1-13-03	2-05-03	2-20-03	3-03-03	3-24-03		2003	2-Yr Avg		Damage¹
		--------------------------------------------- lb/acre ---------------------------------------------										%

Pioneer 26R38		594	721	795	1060	987	1459		5615	.		0
AGS 2000		336	581	590	962	926	1289		4683	4774		0
AgriPro Crawford		272	391	527	962	1025	1497		4674	.		0
Arcia*		54	347	713	1035	933	1401		4483	.		0
Resource Seeds Trical 336*		45	191	581	1062	1071	1525		4474	.		0

Pat		73	118	245	799	1053	2088		4375	.		0
AGS 2485		164	282	409	989	1017	1470		4330	.		0
McCormick		136	238	338	879	1025	1692		4307	4364		0
Pioneer 26R61		354	354	545	1016	880	1089		4238	4363		0
VA98W-706		91	245	291	763	989	1715		4093	.		0

Roberts		45	173	472	790	935	1588		4002	4375		0
USG 3209		138	256	383	833	879	1429		3917	4239		0

Average		192	324	491	929	977	1520		4432²	4423		0
LSD at 10% Level		114	148	123	76	74	137		374	N.S.³		-
Std. Err. of Entry Mean		48	62	52	32	31	57		157	122		-

* Triticale variety.
1. Rated as percent of foliage damaged by low temperature.
2. C.V. = 7.0%, and df for EMS = 33.
3. The F-test indicated no statistical difference at the alpha = 0.10 probability level; therefore a LSD value was not calculated.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted:	October 21, 2002.
Seeding Rate:	27 seed/foot in 7" rows.
Soil Type:	Tifton loamy sand.
Soil Test:	P = Medium, K = Medium, and pH = 5.6.
Fertilization:	Preplant:	50 lb N, 50 lb P₂O₅, and 50 lb K₂O/acre.
	Topdress:	50 lb N/acre after 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th harvests.
Management:	Paratilled and rototilled.
Previous Crop:	Millet grain.

Test conducted by A. E. Coy, M. D. Pippin, R. Burton, R. D. Brooke, and T. L. Hancock.